The Island Freighter

Disclaimer: I own nothing but what you see here. This is an idea I've had in my head fairly recently involving Lian Yu being one huge ass Freighter sized island with several levels to it.

Summary: He's been trapped on the Freighter of Lian Yu for five years after a kidnapping, but now he's about to gain his freedom.

No one really knows just how long exactly the Freighter known as Lian Yu had been around. But many knew that if you ended up on it, you were unlikely to be ever seen again. Especially if you were kidnapped by the people who run it. Though not all who ended up on Lian Yu was from a kidnapping. Some came to it cause they were tired of the outside world or had no choice due to some sort of situation that was unavoidable. Oliver Queen was unfortunately not in those two categories as he'd been kidnapped by the crew five years ago for ransom money. Ransom money that they would go on to use for their own purposes or for the Freighter's once the Queen family had sent it. Foolishly thinking that they were actually going to get their beloved son back when that was never the intention of it all. The Freighter itself was actually several Freighters combined into one large one that had several levels to it and all sorts of people living on them. Though none ever were able to venture to the surface due to the heavy amount of risk it involved.

Amazingly enough, there was even plant life and water sources that could be found as well in addition to sources that provided energy from the Sun. And once Oliver's use had been done with, he'd been forced down into the lower levels. Where it was thought that cause he was nothing more then a Playboy with no real skills to live outside a life of privilege, he'd end up dead fairly quickly. And if it hadn't of been for the likes of the Fei family, the Yamashiros, Slade Wilson, and several others, Oliver very much wouldn't have survived. There was even a rumor that there was a Submarine somewhere in the lowest level of Lian Yu that was essentially part of the whole thing after it had collided with the Freighter. No proof had ever been found, though that was on account that no one really believed and the fact that some of the residents of the lowest level were a little on the unhinged side made them not want to try and find out. A man named Anthony Ivo had tried once upon a time to reach the Sub as he had shown up with the belief it contained a special serum that would change Mankind. But he hadn't been heard from since he and his team ventured to the lowest level and it was long believed he and his team were very much dead.

Through the people Oliver met, he learned to survive and grow as a person. Learning new skills that helped him to survive life on Lian Yu. No longer was he a Playboy who only really cared about himself most of the time, but he was now someone who truly cared and deeply regretted how he had been in the past. And he hoped that one day he would be able to make it up those who he had hurt with his careless actions. Oliver had even become a proud member of the Red Dragon Clan. A clan created and led by the man known as Yao Fei. Who had come to the Freighter shortly after he'd been declared a wrongful traitor of his home country of China. His daughters, Shado and Mei, had chosen to come with him as they weren't about to let him be on his own. As time had gone on, Oliver and Shado even fell deeply for one another and the Chinese beauty had developed a great tactic in dealing with anything Oliver did that she didn't particularly like. That of a thing known as the Water Bowl Slap. Which also had helped to train him in how to use the Bow.

And whatever Yao Fei and his daughters weren't able to teach him, Slade Wilson, Billy Wintergreen, and Anatoly Knyazev picked up the training. The three men becoming like brothers to Oliver and actually being the reason for why the former Playboy finally manned up and asked Shado out. Slade and Billy had ended up trapped on the Freighter due to the fact that ASIS had gained some intelligence on it and chose to send them in in order to try and take it down. But ended up being stopped in the end and cast out into the levels of the Freighter. Anatoly had been betrayed by his Bratva brothers due to their rising greed and had ended up a resident of Lian Yu because of them. Each of the three were also proud members of the Red Dragon Clan as well. The Clan being a bunch that folks on several levels of Lian Yu could trust with their problems if they had any. The Red Dragons had even helped to remove problematic threats like Edward Fyers and Baron Reiter when the two men had come into positions of 'power' at various points.

However, by the end of Oliver's 4th year aboard Lian Yu, plans began to be made. Plans that would see folks like Oliver finally being freed from the Freighter. It would be carefully planned out and kept from those who would seek to destroy the idea. Support would be massive, even from those in the lowest level as even they were getting tired of being aboard Lian Yu and wanted to know what the outside world was like. As some of them had been born on it and wanted things to be different in their generation. Which had made them outcasts of a sort amongst their people for their views. And finally, the day would come when Oliver and his new family and allies launched their attack. Though Shado would have to stay out of it much to her dislike due to being pregnant. The Starling City Harbor would end up with quite a shock on the day of the attack too since those running the Freighter had been intending to return there for a few nefarious purposes. The area would be foggy as well, making it rather difficult for the Harbor Master to see just what the Hell was speeding towards them so fast. Leaving for one Hell of a shock to occur for those at the Harbor when a gigantic Freighter came crashing into them!

And kept on going as it plowed its way through the area until it stopped with a load groan noise coming from it. Shortly afterwards, sounds could be heard coming from it and then people could be seen. Fighting rather violently as the Harbor Master immediately called the cops once he re-gained his bearings and his crew tried to calm things down. Which didn't work that much at all as the fighting rapid spread all over the place. Two men in colorful masks could even be seen cutting up people with their swords in a brutal fashion while arrows flew all around. A dark haired man with a blue goatee was soon seen flying off the top of the Freighter and landed on the ground rather hard. Blood pouring out of his mouth as several arrows were seen stuck in his body. A figure in a green hood and tattered clothing then made an appearance with a bow and a quiver of arrows. "I don't… Ugh, I don't know who you are… But you're dead! YOU HEAR ME!? YOU'RE F**KIN' DEAD!"

"Not going to happen as we've successfully taken over." Growled out the hooded figure.

The man spat out blood as he struggled to raise his head up. "Yeah? And just who the Hell are you anyway?"

The hooded figure pulled back his hood, revealing long Blonde hair in addition to his beard. "My name..." Began the man with a menacing growly like voice.

"Is Oliver Queen!"

"Well holy s**t. Didn't think you survived at all."

Oliver sneered at him. "I did, and I became a new man because of it."

Weak chuckles could be heard from the fallen figure until his head dropped and the remaining life in him drained from his body. Leaving Oliver to feel a sense of satisfaction that the last of the bastards who had kidnapped him had finally been taken care of. "Oliver!" Called out a woman's voice.

Making him immediately turn his head upwards to see Shado with Mei by her side. His wife holding their new born baby as well. A sight that made him happy as can be as he raised his bow up into the air. "WE'RE FREE!" Roared the man and loud cheers went up into the air as others from within the Freighter made their way out.

Including a rather old looking man by the name of Alan Scott who was thought to be the longest living person aboard Lian Yu outside of the crew that ran it. Several people by his side as he was helped get down. "The outside world… Never has it looked so beautiful." Whispered the man.

"And you'll have plenty of time to experience it now that you're free." Said Oliver as he came to the man with Shado and Mei by his side.

Alan looked at him with a smile on his face. "Perhaps so my boy, perhaps so."

Ambulances and Police cars soon made their way to the area, leading to one Hell of a surprise for a certain Detective as never would he have ever imagined that Oliver Queen was still alive. And it made him wonder what his daughters would do once they found out. Granted, his family would be ecstatic as Hell to have him back and that's what mattered more then anything else in his view. "Jeez Queen, you're in bad need of a shave and a haircut." Greeted Detective Quentin Lance with a critical eye.

Oliver just chuckled at him. "Good to see you too Mr. Lance."

But he definitely had to agree about the shave and haircut!

Author's Notes: Might do more with this if there's any interest.